Ponsonby Cruising Club 11 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Tamariki - L 11 Designed by Chas Collings and built by Collings and Bell in 1934. Thirteen times Lipton Cup winner 1935 - 1968. Tamariki is about to be reborn and to once again take her place in the resurgent L Class Mullet Boat racing fleet. Tamariki is one of the most well known racing boats in the Auckland yachting scene. She is also the most famous mullet boat ever built, with far and away the most impressive race record including thirteen Lipton Cup wins and twenty-one back to back wins in her best racing season.Tamariki is about to be restored to her race winning form, once again to join her sisters on the race track and with the ultimate goal of another tilt at glory, The one hundredth Lipton Cup! We have just taken possession of Tamariki from Russell Irwin, who has been her custodian for the last little while and ensured her protection and safekeeping for such a time as this. We are both boat-builders and mullet boat enthusiasts and have been involved in the class since the 1970's. Our intent is to restore her hull to its original classic looks, faithful to the Chas Collings design and style but using modern materials and techniques, as was done with the highly successful 'Valeria' L 8. She will be fitted out with an up-to-date modern Bermuda rig and equipment. The end result will, we believe, be true to her and her class origins and also to her designer, builders and custodians of the past. She will be the classic Tamariki - a high performance, race competitive Mullet Boat. We hope that his project will whet the appetite and imagination of Ponsonby Cruising Club members and all who have had the pleasure of her company in the past. We also hope she will be a rallying point of common interest for all who are interested in seeing this great boat sailing again. Please contact either Rob or Martin, should you wish to contribute in any way, or have any queries or suggestions in that regard... or even just a bit of encouragement. Thank you for your interest. Martin Robertson - 027 2050 653 - mjrobertson53@outlook.co.nzRob Warring - 021 2096 457 - robwarring@hotmail.com 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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